Seeking description of Van Den Hul interconnects (particularly The First Ultimate) as compared to Audioquest's sub-$500 ICs (Yukon or old King Cobra). Which one would be non-strident and great in the midrange especially with vocals?
No experience with the VDH stuff but the AQ King Cobra I had was a bit more on the lean side of things. The Rocket 44 speaker cable was worse than the ICs --
diminishes a little of the warmth. It sounded a little brighter as well.
Boxer, I bought them from Music Direct. Looking back, I think the Rocket’s silver spades and possibly the silver drain wire used in the interconnects may have been the brightness culprit. I’ve avoided using anything with silver since.
I changed to a different brand of cables and suddenly, my system was much easier on the ears with a more spatial, 3-D presentation. It was a dramatic difference and I have since sold the AQ. As usual, YMMV.
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